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Wednesday, 27 July 2011

The Versatile Blogger

Some time ago, Magpie Mimi at http://magpiemimi.blogspot.com/ kindly nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you! I've had to think of 7 things I can tell you that you may not already know about me. So here goes:

1. I'm learning to speak Italian (Ciao bella!)
2. My middle name is Margaret (it's where 'Marguerite Designs' comes from, and the fact that I like the flowers...).
3. I've met and spoken to Prince Charles (it was at Sandringham Flower Show and he asked if I grew my own vegetables!).
4. I won a design competition at college for my umbrella cover (very apt for someone from Manchester).
5. I collect owls (any sort - except real ones!).
6. I am a member of the Women's Institute.
7. I was East Midlands Sales Assistant of the Year in 1988 (for a major credit card company).

I also have to pass the award on to 7 other bloggers and I'd like these to be:

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About Me

Raised in Manchester, now living in Norfolk and working in Cambridge, I studied printed textile design in Manchester at the Polytechnic in the 80's. I continued with product design, innovation and cultural studies, graduating with a BSc (Hons) with the Open University. Until recently, I worked in a decorative art museum in Cambridge for many years, as a Sales Manager in the Photographic Library, which also influenced my art work. See my online exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum link below. I've since moved on to concentrate on Copyright issues but have a continuing love for fabric and the history behind it and am aiming to use it in my creations. I also love to knit and have just completed (2015) a Level 3 City and Guilds qualification in Creative Studies focusing on handknitting. I like to collect printed ephemera, specifically china from the 20's and 30's and I have a love of nature and conservation, particularly plants and gardens, which I also use as inspiration for my drawings, paintings and photographs.